This is an agreement between the U of A and another institution to exchange faculty for the purpose of teaching or research. For general teaching or research exchanges, there is no need to develop a faculty exchange agreement if there is no commitment of university resources. However, having a formalized agreement can assist in the sustainability and longevity of the exchange.
This is an agreement to support research collaboration in a particular area (s) that does not require the exchange of faculty but does require a commitment of university resources or involves student mobility in either direction. A research collaboration agreement should define intellectual property rights for all work products as outlined in Board Policy 210.1 Patent and Copyright Policy. There is no need to develop a research affiliation agreement if there is no commitment of university resources or student mobility. Even in this case, however, a research affiliation agreement might be necessary if requested by the partner institution or for research grant application purposes.